Raising our voice // Invisible Children testifies before Congress
“This is a conversation that millions of young people around the United States would be very encouraged to know is happening in Washington, D. C. today.” -Lisa Dougan On Friday, September 19, our very own Lisa Dougan, Director of Central Africa Programs and Policy Advisor, gave her official testimony to Congress as part of a hearing […]
Transforming lives of former captives: Al Jazeera reports
The crimes that the LRA commit against the children they abduct to become sex slaves and soldiers are some of the worst on the planet. One of the most heinous practices of the group is the way they force captives to become perpetrators of violent acts – often against those they are closest to. The […]
Beyoncé, Hillary Clinton and Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe
Question: what do Beyoncé , Hillary Clinton, and Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe have in common? Answer: this year, they all made it on to Time magazine’s 100 most influential list. Sister Rosemary has spent 30 years serving in the epicentre of violent wars in South Sudan and Uganda. She ‘openly defied’ Joseph Kony while he was committing […]